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During the 2014 National Homebrewers Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich., North Carolina-based Carolina BrewMasters homebrew club were awarded the first-ever Radegast Club of the Year award. The award is issued to a club for its outstanding efforts in promoting homebrewing…
AHA delivers robust, affordable homebrew club insurance Good news! The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) is pleased to announce that affordable, turnkey, broad-coverage insurance is available to homebrew clubs across the country. That’s right—after more than a decade of investigating options…
Radegast is the ancient Slavic god of hospitality who is also said to have created beer to help in his congenial endeavors. He is the perfect symbol of the new Radegast Club of the Year Award, acknowledging homebrew clubs not…
Each year, your American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Governing Committee selects a recipient for the annual AHA Governing Committee Recognition Award. First issued in 1988 to Fred Eckhardt, the award honors outstanding service to the community of homebrewers. It was with…
by Duncan Bryant, AHA Web Coordinator I first heard of Grätzer (also commonly known as Grodziskie) when it was added to the Great American Beer Festival® competition style guidelines in 2013. I have recently found a few pro-examples locally—Grimm Brothers Brewhouse…
One of the world's oldest, continually-brewed styles of beer is the Finnish farm-style sahti. Rich with Nordic tradition, this centuries-old style has overcome many twists and turns throughout its history to remain a prevalent yet ancient style. The Story of Sahti The…
During the AHA Rally at Stone Brewing Co., Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan won the chance to brew their coconut IPA with Stone and Rip Current Brewing. Check out the video about the unique ale!
South African homebrewer Nick Mulgrew set out to make a pale ale consisting entirely of ingredients from the Western Cape. The result is an American pale ale with rooibos and fynbos honey for a South African twist. Recipe inside!
On July 1, 2013, homebrewing officially became legal in Mississippi, and local homebrewers wasted no time in celebrating. You can expect to continue to see big, homebrewed excitement coming out of the Magnolia State!
The 2013 Homebrewer of the Year earned the prestigious title amongst one of the largest pools of entries in the history of the National Homebrew Competition.
July 1, 2013 marks the day Mississippi lifts its homebrew restriction, unifying homebrewers in all fifty states for the first time in nearly 100 years.
Happy Independence Day Homebrewers! Whether you're brewing, imbibing or relaxing today, you'll want to take a look at this American Pale Ale! Be safe homebrewers!
